It seems James Franco approached filmmaker Travis Mathews last week to inquire about a collaboration on a 'homo-sex-art' film, and now the trail-blazing pair are ALREADY in pre-productiontion, and the film will preview September in NYC!

While we're not exactly sure what constitutes a homo-sex-art film, other than the obvious, at least this homo-erotic art project is one more thing James can check off his extensive lifetime achievement list…